Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast recently had two episodes on the topic: "An Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert" > Due to a combina

Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast recently had two episodes on the topic: "An Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert" > Due to a combination of drought, climate change and booming growth, Arizona is facing looming water scarcity. But for all the sprawl and population increase, the overwhelming amount of water used in the state is not consumed by residences, but rather farmers. So naturally, many argue that we should be doing less agriculture in the desert and move the production of cotton, alfalfa and various vegetables towards places with more rain. On this episode, we speak with Trevor Bales, the proprietor of Bales Hay Farm & Ranch in Arizona about his family’s history in the state and why he thinks this dry desert is a great place to grow alfalfa. * https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-arizona-farmer-on-how-to-grow-alfalfa-in-the/id1056200096?i=1000620995337 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-arizona-farmer-on-h... "Understanding the Real Fight Over Water in Arizona" > Arizona recently announced new constraints on housing development in the areas around Phoenix. At issue is water rights and scarcity, which have been a challenge for the US Southwest for as long as people have been living there. That being said, the region is currently in the midst of a 25-year megadrought and when you combine that with booming growth, difficult choices may have to be made. But how do water rights get divided? Who holds them? How much is water worth to the housing developers, farmers and semiconductor manufacturers that have flocked to the state? To learn more, we speak with Kathryn Sorensen, director of research at the Kyl Center for Water Policy at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. We discuss both current and past water management practices in the state. * https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-real-fight-over-water-in-arizona/id1056200096?i=1000621126694 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-real... (Episode available on most of the major platforms (including YT?), Apple just came up first in the search.)